Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) said she is “not satisfied” with the Justice Department’s release of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and said she is working with Senate colleagues to pressure the department’s inspector general to review whether the department is complying with the law. “I’m not satisfied. I’m not… Source link
President Trump will take part in the annual tradition of tracking Santa’s flight around the world as he spends the holidays in Palm Beach, Florida. The President will take part in the call to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) – a joint United States and Canadian operation typically charged with monitoring the skies…
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the nation’s largest professional organization of doctors who treat children, said Wednesday it is suing the Trump administration after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) abruptly ended nearly $12 million in federal grants to the group. The organization says seven long-standing grants were cut in retaliation for…
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration’s stripping of a lawyer’s security clearance for representing a whistleblower who played a key role in President Trump’s first impeachment was a form of retaliation and unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali granted the preliminary injunction to take effect January 13 and urged the administration to…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Wednesday declined to provide aid to Arizona counties following flooding in September. Local officials estimated more than $30 million in damage to public infrastructure and homes. “The people of Gila and Mohave Counties were devastated by flooding caused by a severe monsoon storm this September. Now, they have…
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said Tuesday that she anticipates the government shutdown in January and that lawmakers will not pass any appropriations bills to keep the government funded before the funding deadline. “I see the government shutting down,” Crockett said in his livestream “Crockett’s Quarterly Update” on Facebook. “One reason is that I… Source link
Palau, a small archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Trump administration to take in 75 “third country nationals” in exchange for $7.5 million in foreign aid. The agreement will allow expatriates who have never been accused of a crime “to live and work in Palau, helping locals address…”…
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) declared a state of emergency in several southern counties on Wednesday as a powerful winter storm slammed into the state. Newsom issued proclamations in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Shasta counties, unlocking additional state resources and aid to aid in the emergency response. He warned… Source…
The Hill {Beacon} Health Care Health Care Click for more news from The Big Story Conservatives put pressure on Trump: Where is the mifepristone review? Anti-abortion voices are increasingly impatient for the Trump administration to complete its review of the abortion pill mifepristone, potentially leading to changes in its approval. But changes to abortion access…
Honduras on Wednesday declared President Trump-backed candidate Nasri Asfura the winner of the presidential election, ending a week-long vote count that sparked international concern. The Conservative National Party candidate won the election held on November 30 with 40.27 percent of the vote, defeating Conservative Liberal Party candidate Salvador Nasralla, who received 39.53 percent of the…
